While he mentions that senators from US government have written to the American president to point out that "U.S. law prohibits aid from being provided to a Palestinian government that includes Hamas," Bronner hardly explores the widespread criticism of Abbas's reconciliation with Hamas. It comes from critics who argue that such a move "spells the end of the institution-building program under Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad," and the reversal of "U.S.-brokered peace talks", and those who view Abbas's partnership with Hamas as a complete betrayal of any sort of peace process with Israel. Instead, the newspaper correspondent chooses to highlight the views of J Street, a group acting as an emissary for Abbas.

Of course, Bronner neglects to identify J Street as a lobby group; he calls them "a group of visiting American Jews." Nor does he mention the controversy that surrounds this organization that attempts to position itself as a "pro-Israel" organization while its stances indicate quite the opposite. For example, J Street rejected US House of Representatives' Resolution 867 condemning the libelous Goldstone report on the Gaza war and it urged the US to withhold its veto of a UN Security Council resolution against Israel. In fact, the latter position prompted a falling-out with one-time supporter Rep. Gary Ackerman who explained:

After learning of J Street's current public call for the Obama administration to not veto a prospective UN Security Council resolution that..would give fresh and powerful impetus to the effort to internationally isolate and delegitimize Israel, I've come to the conclusion that J Street is not an organization with which I wish to be associated.

Nor is anything mentioned about J Street's funding: it initially denied but later acknowledged receiving funding from George Soros, who is well-known for his philanthropic support of organizations hostile to Israel , and it reportedly has received donations from dozens of pro-Palestinian and Iranian advocates.

While emphasizing the views of J Street, without properly alerting readers to its leanings and track record, Bronner --intentionally or not -- bolsters the organization's own agenda, which would have Israel negotiate with a group sworn to its destruction while the US foots the bill.